Site of O.K. Wagon Yard

Site of O.K. Wagon Yard (HM23DU)

Location: Snyder, TX 79549 Scurry County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 43.096', W 100° 55.02'

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(Formerly on Jackass Avenue)

Stopping place for travelers in early 1900s. Rented rooms and horse stalls for two bits (25 c) each. Provided blacksmithing and harness repair and kept a horse, Jersey Bull, and a "Missouri Jack" (donkey) as stud animals. With right contact here, a cowboy could also buy a jar of "White Lightning" (home-brewed whiskey).

On Saturdays citizens "passed the hat" to finance a rodeo at the yard. In later years "first Mondays" were held here, where farmers, ranchers, mule skinners, and the curious met to swap or exchange produce, livestock, and other goods. Yard closed in 1930s.
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HM NumberHM23DU
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Year Placed1971
Placed ByState Historical Survey Committee
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, December 2nd, 2017 at 10:02am PST -08:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)14S E 320340 N 3621679
Decimal Degrees32.71826667, -100.91700000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 43.096', W 100° 55.02'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 43' 5.7599999999998" N, 100° 55' 1.2000000000002" W
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Area Code(s)325
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1701-1799 24th St, Snyder TX 79549, US
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